As Russia and Ukraine work to secure a peace agreement, Marco Rubio has said that it is coming down to a "30 to 50 km piece of land."

Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks.

Bar an incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, Ukraine has been losing ground almost continuously since 2022. Russian advances have been slightly faster this year than last. In 2025 Russia’s forces have so far seized 4,

President Vladimir Putin hailed what his commanders said was Russia's full capture of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine as an important victory, but the Ukrainian military said its forces still held the northern part of the city.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a US plan to end the war in Ukraine could “form the basis for future agreements” but renewed threats to seize more territory by force unless Kyiv withdraws.

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